SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-MODAL MOBILE MEDIA SERVICES

• US 20080248788A1
• Filed: 02/05/2008
• Published: 10/09/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aloft Media, LLC (Oso IP, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Boadin Technology LLC (Oso IP, LLC)
• Inventors: Smith, Daniel C., Massey, Kevin W., Odell, Jack, Singh, Rekha
• Granted Patent: US 8,185,096 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4878 Advertisement messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/493 Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries ; Arrangements therefor, e.g. interactive voice response [IVR] systems or voice portals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals

Abstract

In embodiments of the present invention, systems and methods for a method for multi-modal mobile media services may comprise delivering a message comprising content to a user handset, associating an offer for related content with the message, associating at least one request for response with the offer, wherein the request for response is associated with a mode for accessing the related content, and transmitting the related content via the mode indicated by the response. User engagement may be facilitated by developing locally produced, personalized channels for delivery of relevant content. The mobile platform may enable building mobile-oriented communities around original content. Content may be local, authentic, relevant, insider, original, aggregated, a multi-modal mash-up, and the like.

Claims

1. A method for multi-modal mobile media services, comprising:

delivering a message comprising content to a user handset;

associating an offer for related content with the message;

associating at least one request for response with the offer, wherein the request for response is associated with a mode for accessing the related content; and

transmitting the related content via the mode indicated by the response.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the related content is accessible via at least one of SMS messaging, a WAP link, a click-to-call link, content from another channel, instant messaging, Internet search, and an Internet page

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the content is also accessible by at least one of SMS messaging, a WAP link, a click-to-call link, content from another channel, instant messaging, e-mail, Internet search, and an Internet page.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting comprises accessing a WAP interface.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting comprises accessing an internet browser.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting comprises accessing a telephony function.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting comprises accessing an e-mail application.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the response comprises a unique command alias.

9. The method of claim 2, wherein the command alias is at least one of a number, a letter, multiples of letters, short words, and a number and a letter.

10. The method of claim 2, wherein the command alias increments with each request for response.

11. The method of claim 2, wherein the command alias indicates a desire to receive all available content associated with the message.

12. The method of claim 2, wherein the command alias indicates that no further messages should be sent.

13. The method of claim 2, wherein the command alias indicates that the user should receive a phone call.

14. The method of claim 2, wherein the command alias is persistent for a defined period of time.

15. The method of claim 2, wherein the command alias is persistent until a set of command aliases allocated to at least one of the user and channel has been exhausted.

16. The method of claim 2, wherein the command alias is unique to at least one of an individual user, a set of users with similar subscription profiles, a channel, and each channel to which a user is subscribed.

17. The method of claim 2, wherein disambiguating the command alias is done without regard to at least one of the channel the user is currently receiving messages from, a message the user received, and when a message was received by a user.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the response comprises at least one of texting back a reply, clicking on a link, and clicking to call.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the content of the message is transformed for delivery to the handset.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the message content relates to at least one of weather, advertising, news, sports, entertainment, lifestyle, culture, community, user-generated content, and social networking.

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